Pittsburgh Community Reinvestment Group (PCRG)

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• Transit Resources

  Here, you will find links to literature and sites which advocate for equitable transit-oriented solutions for neighborhoods and communities. Transit Literature Repository Documents and links to relevant regional planning documents and best-practice plans from other regions around the country, as well as research making the case for community-focused transit planning. PCRG Research Reinvesting in Pittsburgh’s… Continue reading »

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• Bridging the Green Divide

  Developers are finding it easier to get funding for sustainable building projects due to federal incentives and investor interest in green certification.  When Crosland was designing its first full-scale sustainable community, it wasn’t focused on certification. The developer began the design process by leafing through several green building ratings systems—LEED, EarthCraft, Green Globes EnergyStar—and decided to… Continue reading »

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• Capturing the Value of Transit

  With stimulus funding creating new transit projects across the country, now may be a great time to use innovative methods for funding development around transit, say Nadine Fogarty and Gloria Ohland of the Center for Transit-Oriented Development. Portland and Denver are just two communities that have seen property values rise around rail. Read Full Story… Continue reading »

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• Reconsidering U.S. Housing Policy: Remedies According to NCRC COO

  In a recent interview with the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta on the future of the housing market, National Community Reinvestment Coalition Chief Operating Officer Jim Carr responded to questions about which housing policies would best meet the challenges presented by the foreclosure crisis. The following excerpts discuss measures to address the destabilization of housing… Continue reading »

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• PNC, National City deal a glimpse of what’s ahead

  Government-backed merger a model for dozens more in the wings for banking Pittsburgh and Cleveland, two bitter Rust Belt rivals on the football field, have become the proving ground for the federal government’s controversial $700 billion bid to staunch a credit crisis that has spilled over from Wall Street to Grant Street and Euclid Avenue. … Continue reading »

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• Rotting Houses Flipped on eBay; Bidders are Tricked Into Buying Eyesores

  “NICE, CLEAN, Nicer!” shouts the eBay offer, boasting of a century-old duplex with great hardwood floors in a quiet Cleveland neighborhood. At this East 72nd Street house, “nice” means windows boarded, siding stripped, kitchen counters missing. “Quiet” means deserted, with half the neighboring homes boarded up and stripped, and one house just a pile of… Continue reading »

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• PCRG members benefit from PNC fund

  An eight-month-old fund that has already loaned $1.6 million to nonprofit groups that boost urban areas will dramatically ramp up its lending, officials said yesterday. That’s because PNC Financial Services Group has loaned $5 million to the Urban Economic Loan Fund, part of Landmarks Community Capital Corp. Landmarks plans to quickly turn that money into… Continue reading »

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• Directions to PCRG

  View Larger Map PCRG is located at One Hope Square in the Middle Hill District, roughly one mile from Downtown Pittsburgh. One Hope Square is located between Hill House Association and Family Dollar at Centre Ave. and Devilliers St./Dinwiddie St. Port Authority Transit The following bus routes serve PCRG. Plan your trip with Google Transit.… Continue reading »

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• Government partners

  City of Pittsburgh Bureau of Police Office of Councilman William Peduto (District 8, City Council) Office of Councilwoman Tonya Payne (District 6, City Council) Office of Mayor Luke Ravenstahl (MO) Allegheny County Department of Economic Development (ACED) Department of Real Estate Sheriff’s Office Treasurer Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General Housing Finance Agency (PHFA)… Continue reading »

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• Members

  Membership in PCRG is open to all community development corporations (CDCs) and community-based organizations (CBOs) in Allegheny County and is contingent upon approval by current members. PCRG members work for economic justice, equitable investment practices and sufficient financial resources to revitalize communities in their neighborhoods. New Members!! PCRG would like to welcome its newest members,… Continue reading »

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